Eccouncil Exam ECSS Topic 4 Question 88 Discussion

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Question #: 88
Topic #: 4

Which of the following password cracking attacks is implemented by calculating all the possible hashes for a set of characters?

ARainbow attack

BDictionary attack

CBrute force attack

DSQL injection attack

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Suggested Answer: A

by Loren at Aug 05, 2024, 05:34 PM

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Janine

4 months ago

I believe it's C) Brute force attack because it tries all possible combinations until the correct one is found.

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Elli

4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think A) Rainbow attack is also a possibility.

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Valentin

5 months ago

I agree with Xuan, brute force attack makes sense for calculating all possible hashes.

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Barrett

5 months ago

C is the way to go. Brute force is like the heavyweight champion of password cracking techniques.

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Caitlin

3 months ago

C) Brute force attack

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Eleni

3 months ago

Dictionary attack is faster than brute force.

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Farrah

3 months ago

B) Dictionary attack

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Dannette

4 months ago

I think rainbow attack is more efficient.

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Sommer

4 months ago

A) Rainbow attack

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Casie

4 months ago

Definitely, brute force is the most powerful method.

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Tracie

4 months ago

C) Brute force attack

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Xuan

5 months ago

I think the answer is C) Brute force attack.

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Loren

5 months ago

I'm going with C as well. The brute force attack is the only one that tries every possible combination.

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Roselle

5 months ago

Definitely C. Brute force attack is all about trying every possible option.

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Phil

5 months ago

Yeah, I agree. Brute force attack is the way to go when trying all possible hashes.

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Whitley

5 months ago

I think C is the correct answer. Brute force attack tries every possible combination.

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Terry

5 months ago

C definitely seems like the right choice. Brute forcing is the most comprehensive way to crack a password.

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Vallie

5 months ago

Hmm, I think the answer is C. Brute force attack. It's the only one that involves calculating all possible hashes.

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Orville

4 months ago

SQL injection attack is a different type of attack, not related to calculating all possible hashes.

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Mignon

5 months ago

Dictionary attack uses a list of known passwords, not calculating all possible hashes.

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Lucia

5 months ago

Rainbow attack involves precomputed hashes, not calculating all possible hashes.

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Magda

5 months ago

I agree, brute force attack is the only one that involves calculating all possible hashes.

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